It seems as the sprint car people have many duplicate numbers and follow
with a letter, A, XX or something like that. SCTA does not allow duplicate
numbers. We have lots of numbers availble but most are in the higher range.
A few lower numbers become availble each season
All motorcycle numbers are followed with a "B" to simplify the book keeping
The number is for the computer to seperate them. The "B" is not painted on
the vehicle with the number. The starter tells timing it's a bike or car.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>; "Land Speed List"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: NASCAR Numbers
> List
>
> NASCAR numbers I believe are a franchise deal. The car owner purchases
> the rights to the number on a yearly basis. I know the driver gets
> associated with the number but it truly belongs to the car/team owner.
Heard
> that Ray Evernham paid the owner $100,000 to get the #9 back.
> Another problem is that their are a limited amount of available
numbers,
> 00 to 99. If they start retiring these numbers we will soon be watching
1179
> running around the track. Lets face it, to be fair, NASCAR would have to
> retire a whole bunch more than just the 3. When I see the #28, #7, #43,
and
> others I remember the great drivers past and present. Removing the number,
> in my opinion, won't help keep the memory alive.
> As I understand it the #3, licensed by Richard Childress, will be
> retired for the remainder of the year in Dale's memory. A #29 white
> Chevrolet Monte Carlo will compete in its place. Childress wanted to run
the
> #30, but was unable to purchase the license from the current owner.
>
> John Beckett, LSR Comp Coupe #79
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
> To: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:33 AM
> Subject: NASCAR Numbers
>
>
> > There is a petition going around on the internet to have #3 retired. The
> > Earnhardt family has said they intend to keep the number in the family
> > and on the track.....So the question has come up on another list as to
> > how numbers are assigned, and are they permanent like several other
> > organizations I belong to? There was also the position that the numbers
> > have to be bought. Doesn't sound right to me..... Anybody shed some
> > light on this for me?
> > Ed
>
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